OOPS OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 21

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

All of the prayer requests of Jesus were granted.

Hebrews 5:7 – Luke 22:39-46

Fact of the Day

No!  All his life the human side of Jesus had prayed with loud cries, to not have to go through the crucifixion,  Even at the last minutes in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed to not have to go through the terrible suffering on the cross,.  Each time,  his Father said No.

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SURPRISE OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 19

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

Twenty-five times in his life of Christ, John quoted Jesus as saying, “Truly, truly.”  The King James Version reads “Verily, verily.”  It seems silly to write it that way. 

John 1:51; John 3:3 & 5 & 11  –  John 5:19  –  John 5:24-25  – John 35  –  John 6:26 & 32  –  John 6:47 & 53  –  John 8:34, 51 & 58  –  John 10:1 & 7 –  John 12:24  –  John 13:16  –  John 13:20-21  –  John 13:38 –  John 14:12  –  John 16:20 & 23  –  John 21:18

Fact of the Day

Remember, Jesus was the Way, the TRUTH, the Life.  He was saying, “I AM telling you the truth.  OTHERS will not.  You need to hear this.  Don’t believe everything people tell you.  Believe what I am telling you.  You can trust me because I AM TRUTH.”

 “Verily.  Verily” or “Truly.   Truly” is literally “Amen. Amen.”  Today, we use this word when we are through praying as a form of “over and out” or of pressing the “send” button. 

Going a little deeper still, this word is a transliteration of the Greek which, in turn, is a transliteration of the Hebrew and is unpronounceable.  But, for a reason.

Its root word is YHWH.  In Judges 13:18 “The angel of YHWH replied, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is incomprehensible?”.

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SURPRISE OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 18

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

Twenty-five times in his life of Christ, John quoted Jesus as saying, “Truly, truly.”  The King James Version reads “Verily, verily.”  It seems silly to write it that way. 

John 1:51; John 3:3 & 5 & 11  –  John 5:19  –  John 5:24-25  – John 35  –  John 6:26 & 32  –  John 6:47 & 53  –  John 8:34, 51 & 58  –  John 10:1 & 7 –  John 12:24  –  John 13:16  –  John 13:20-21  –  John 13:38 –  John 14:12  –  John 16:20 & 23  –  John 21:18

Fact of the Day

Remember, Jesus was the Way, the TRUTH, the Life.  He was saying, “I AM telling you the truth.  OTHERS will not.  You need to hear this.  Don’t believe everything people tell you.  Believe what I am telling you.  You can trust me because I AM TRUTH.”

 “Verily.  Verily” or “Truly.   Truly” is literally “Amen. Amen.”  Today, we use this word when we are through praying as a form of “over and out” or of pressing the “send” button. 

Going a little deeper still, this word is a transliteration of the Greek which, in turn, is a transliteration of the Hebrew and is unpronounceable.  But, for a reason.

Its root word is YHWH.  In Judges 13:18 “The angel of YHWH replied, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is incomprehensible?”.

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SURPRISE OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 18

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

Why don’t some Bible say that an angel stirred the waters of the pool in Jerusalem once each day so the first one to go into the water got healed?

John 5:3-4

Fact of the Day

The passage of an angel stirring up the waters of healing was not in the Bible originally.  In the days before movable type, all copies of the Bible were hand written.  It was not until the 7th century AD that that sentence began to show up in Bibles, but only in the margins.

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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 6

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

While Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus’ cross, Jesus walked along with him.

Mark  15:22 – Mark 14:65  –   15:16-19

Fact of the Day

No!  He seems to have collapsed after that.  He had just been beaten by fists of the priests.  Then soldiers beat him on his head and whip lashed his back so much, it was now pure raw meat.  Then the soldiers brought Jesus to Golgotha.  The word “brought” in Greek is “carried” such as “carried a bowl”.  Jesus was so weak, they had to carry him up the hill and keep him alive long enough to kill him.



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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ APRIL 4

Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

Jesus’ agony in the  Garden of Gethsemane was the only time Jesus agonized as much as he did.

Mark 14:33  –  Hebrews 5:7

Fact of the Day

No!  His whole life Jesus begged God with “loud cries” to not have to go through with his death.  (The Greek in Mark for “distress” is “horror”.)

 



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Transcending worlds

Silver Cover-KINDLE-thumbnailYou have made it possible for me to transcend worlds ~ from mine to yours ~ in prayer. You hear me! You actually hear me! How do you do that? Your Spirit touches my spirit. Your mind touches my mind. Your heart touches my heart.  My words arrive safely at your throne just as I uttered them.  I know you are there and hear me. I know because of the evidence you left in the Bible that you exist. Therefore, I praise you with all my spirit, my mind, my heart. Ah, I can hardly wait to enter your world, your heaven, where I will praise you all day.  Glorious day where there will never be night.

Thank you for allowing me to talk to you. You send me answers in your Bible or in changes of circumstances here on earth. If I pray to meet someone who lives far away, you shift things around so that person gets a different job and finds a house in the area where I live. All the shifting of lives you do to answer just one prayer. I do not know how you keep us all straight, but you do. And for that I am eternally grateful.  And in my amazement, I worship you.

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Heart of my heart

0-BK 7-ShadowOfDeath-Cover-new-MediumAh, my Lord God, you are the highest and greatest above all others. You are the epitome, the mountain peak, the inner depths of all.  You are so much more powerful than Satan. May you be now and forever. You alone are worthy of the world’s honor. You alone are true glory ~ on earth and in heaven. You alone are my Maker, my Sustainer, my Savior. The stars race through the firmament to be the first to magnify you. The oceans soar to the depths to be the mightiest to magnify you. The new-born baby basks in the memory of seeing you face to face and being rocked by you in the cradle of a womb. All things praise you. And I cannot wait to do so again tomorrow.

Help me, Lord, to find a balance. Help me not be judgmental and just not have an opinion as though nothing truly matters. Forgive me when I say anything that is hurtful. Help me compliment instead of complain. Help me be more like you.

I thank you, Jesus, for materializing and doing all you did to save me from my deserved punishment for my sins. You did not have to leave the comforts of your home to live in a dirty, smelly world. You didn’t have to give up being everywhere at once to be confined to a body. You didn’t have to jeopardize yourself on the cross. But you did. Such love. The agony and anguish you experienced in my place. Such love. I am not worthy. But you could not let me go. Oh, heart of my heart.

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0-BK 7-ShadowOfDeath-Cover-new-ThumbnailTHEY MET JESUS:  SHADOW OF DEATH.  Pilate was cornered by the people, Simon was cornered by the executioners. Jesus writhed in pain on the cross that should have been ours, and invaded hell to provide escape for us. The thieves struggled with their mortality, Joseph struggled with religiosity, The guards struggled with impossibility. Jesus saw the women, pursued Peter, And enlightened the depressed. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this:  https://bit.ly/2UcggRE   

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I cannot see you, but you are everywhere I look


OldOldTunes-mediumI praise your very name, Lord God. Your name is holy. The angels praise you day and night. The heavens praise always. I praise you forever. But it is never enough. You, our Creator, are worthy of so much more. Accept my puny efforts as a little child standing before a giant. Accept my puny efforts as a little spider crawling through the sands of a great desert. Accept my puny efforts as a single little star surviving amidst a thousand thousand galaxies. How overwhelmed I am that you actually notice little insignificant me. You not only notice me, but you love me and take me as your child. I am the child of the Creator! I am consumed with amazement.

Thank you, God, for loving me and caring for me. I cannot see you but you are everywhere I look.  I cannot hear you but you are in every sound I hear. I cannot feel you but you are in everything I touch. Most of all you are in my heart. Thank you for being there. Thank you for staying so close and making me feel as though I am the only other person in the world.

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OldOldTunes-ThumbnailTHE OLD OLD STORY SET TO OLD OLD TUNES.   Forty-four songs for the Old Testament and forty-four songs for the New Testament. This book may be used by teachers or given as gifts to children.  Anyone who knows these common folk tunes will be able to sing the songs immediately. If you do not know any of the tunes, you can find them on the internet.  If you use this book to teach children’s Bible classes, you will find that sometimes one song will cover your entire series, such as the life of Moses or of Paul.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover nor paste this:  https://bit.ly/2YwJVHI

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Where I can see forever

Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-MediumI praise you in the morning when the sun rises with glowing promise. I praise you at noon when everyone stops the bustle of the morning for a moment of respite and taking a deep breath. I praise you in the evening when all becomes quiet again and I rest once more, cozy in my bed knowing you are holding me in your protective arms during the darkness of the night. You are always there. And you make me feel as though I am the only person in the world. You are my dawn, my bright and shining sun, my moonglow.

Yesterday I was talking with some people who said they had met four friends while shopping. I was with them and said, “No, there were five friends.” Why did I do that? What difference did it make? All it did was fluster the person telling about it and confuse the people listening. I got them completely off the subject of chance meetings of friends and into an argument of how many friends we met. Lord, help me not say anything when it doesn’t matter.

Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of my surroundings. Sometimes I am where there are mountains with white snow on top. Sometimes I am in valleys where green trees abound and there is grass to walk on and tickle my toes. Sometimes I am in a wide desert where I can see forever and the sky seems so much larger. How delightful you have made the earth with all its variations teasing and tantalizing me as I travel around your creation like skipping through verses of poetry.

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